Bull/bulls/oxen Tsuba

[christianmalterre]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

i am looking for pictures (preferably in colour and higher resolution if available?) depicting Tsuba with a Bull motif in worked out "Sukashi" or "Kebori" manner....

 

i do have these pics. here (see attached pictures) - could but need more if available..?

 

i am happy with anybody sharing pictures from his database here....

 

thank you in advance!

 

!

 

Christian

[BIG]

Hi Christian, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Japanese-Tsuba-Soft-Metal-Copper-Shakudo-Bull-Water-Buffalo-Katana-Mixed-/252684916004

 

Best Regards

[christianmalterre]

thanks Peter!

 

but rather not really that kind of stuff i am looking for....

pictures, if available ?- shoud head more into mine above set stilism...

 

but eitherway- thank you! Very kind!

[peterd]

Hi, hope this relevant, Tosa no ju myochin muneyoshi.

[christianmalterre]

This is great Peter! !

Thank you!

(very nice work! jbw)

 

Christian

[Henry Wilson]

From Uchigataba Goshirae p115.

 

 

[christianmalterre]

Thank you Henry!

this is a Kinai i suppose? (mounted on one of the Tokugawa house koshirae) ?

very nice! thank you again!

Christian

[Henry Wilson]

You're welocome Christian. I am not sure about the attribution of the tsuba but it is from a koshirae apparently owned by Yuki Hideyasu and the Echizen Matsudaira family. The write-up says it could be a Higo style koshirae prototype.

 

Posted from iPhone so sorry if the pics are upside down.

[christianmalterre]

Great info Henry!

arigato!

!

[MauroP]

Hi Christian,

here a tsuba papered Echizen by NBTHK:

http://yushindou.com/%E8%B6%8A%E5%89%8D%E9%8D%94-%E4%BA%8C%E7%96%8B%E8%87%A5%E7%89%9B%E5%9B%B3/

 

More tsuba with resting ox/buffalo:

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tsuba-in-the-form-of-a-herdboy-sleeping-on-his-ox-11332

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tsuba-with-design-of-water-buffalo-13687

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tsuba-with-design-of-two-water-buffaloes-11385

Bye, Mauro

[DirkO]

Manichibo tsuba come to mind as well...

[christianmalterre]

Thank you Mauro !

 

great help!

[djedie01]

Hi!

I discover this topic almost 2 years after the last post, but I wanted to share my last acquisition, I hope it will be useful, and It would be great help for me if you had more informations about the style and datation.

it i unsigned and measures 8cm diameter, 3mm thick

 

I hope it's not too late!